Yes, you can get bone cancer. Unlike hair, our bones are living parts of our bodies and many of the cells are being replaced all the time. This happens to repair little bits of damage and to keep our bones strong.

which are used for bone repair, formation and development. Cancers can form within the bone, or have spread from tumours elsewhere in the body, in a process called ‘metastasis’. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are often used to treat some kinds of bone cancer.